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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, I really can't figure out why valve isn't working harder on making SteamOS available to other handheld PCs.

The Steam Deck is sold at a loss, but all the benefits Valve gets from the Steam Deck have to do with it's OS. It's both clearing a path for non windows gaming PCs (it's dangerous to let a single rival company like Microsoft completely control your market), and while the deck allows you to install non-steam games, it's much easier to stick to Steam games.

So it would seem to me that putting SteamOS on other devices would be a unanimous victory for Valve, getting all the benefits of the Deck without losing money up-front by subsidizing the hardware.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Friend, you are legally allowed to install SteamOS on any device you want.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yes, but my personal determination to put Linux on every device I own isn't going to have an impact on market share and convince gamers that they don't need windows.

Handheld PCs are a growing market and Valve has (had?) a chance to make SteamOS the handheld gaming OS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I assume it's not "ready" yet for whatever reason